Early Storm Trooper’s Dagger by Schuttelhofer – D973
Always a favorite trademark on 3rd Reich daggers is the Asso firm’s logo of the 2 hobby horses. The maker actually rates a 6 on the charts, so right in the middle of the pack as far as rarity. Here’s an untouched example.
Like every component on this dagger, the hilt is totally “green”, as nothing has been touched nor cleaned on this edged weapon since being returned from WWII after the war. The smooth medium brown colored grip is in fine shape, void of any splits, fractures, or missing material. An excellent toned nickel silver eagle has been perfectly set in the middle of the obverse, and still shows excellent features to the bird. Directly above it at the top the same is true of the SA runic button. As you can see in the photos, the crossguard fittings are just dark as all get out, with a thick patina that has settled over their surfaces. It’s certainly apparent that nothing has been cleaned on this edged weapon in the last nearly 80 years.
An excellent scabbard accompanies this dagger which matches the untouched look of this SA all the way through. The shell remains straight, void of any hits, splits, creases or dings. The original factory brown anodize surface though crusty with age still rates at 90%. Both upper and lower nickel fittings have take on the same heavy patina as the crossguards, and match them to a tee. The hardware is in good shape, and held solid to the shell. Now get this; while the upper fitting is held by the typical side screws, the lower has none. That’s right, there were never any screws drilled nor inserted into the lower fitting to hold it on. It was simply pressed in place and never drilled. The counter weight is certainly in place at the bottom of the scabbard in spite of never having the fitting screws holding it in place! It’s almost as if the holes were soldered shut at manufacturing, because you can see the discoloration of the solder in the areas of the holes. In any event, lastly a decent early hanger and clip that has been with this scabbard forever is shown through the upper fitting ring. The little retaining loop threads look to be undone.
We conclude with the blade. It remains full length, void of any tipping, buffing, sharpening, or cutting edge chips. Though the surface shows some spotting and age, it truly is not all that horrible for such an un-touched and uncleaned dagger. An excellent dark burnished Alles fur Deutschland motto can be seen etched straight down the middle of the obverse. On the reverse and equally as dark is the etched logo of the Asso (Schuttelhofer) edged weapon firm; that of the two horses.
Untouched, unclean, unadulterated. SOLD